<p>Hey there everyone :)</p>
<p>I'm in the process of selecting my university. While the US are not the only option, I'd really like to study there. </p>
<p>Of course, I'd love to study at unis like MIT and Stanford, but since is damn hard to get there, I'm also considering some other good unis like UChicago, Purdue, Rice Uni, U South California, U Boston, Brown, Tufts, etc. The problem is that I don't really know good these unis are, and I'm basing my judgment only here:</p>
<p>Rankings</a> - Computer Science - Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report
GRE</a> Guide - Computer Science Rankings</p>
<p>I need some advice. How good are the unis I mentioned? What other universities can you suggest me for a Computer Science major? Financial aid is critical to me! (note that I'm an international student, and not all unis will give me need-based finaid)</p>
<p>Here are my stats:</p>
<p>GPA: 10 (maximum of our grading system)
SAT1: Not taken yet, I experience something between 1900 (the worst scenario) and 2100 (the good scenario). However, if I'm lucky enough I can score slightly higher (like 2150 on the perfect scenario). Avgs: 500-600 CR, 750+M, 550-650 W
SAT2: 760 Math2, 780 Physics (maybe will retake math2, aiming for 800)
TOEFL: Hoping for 105+
Classes: 5 Years of advanced maths (including stereometry, geometry, calculus, etc)
4 years of physics and English
3 years of literature, history, chem, German, philosophy&sociology, accounting, economics, 1 year marketing, management, and a couple of other classes too</p>
<p>ECs:
Languages: my native language, English, Greek, Italian, German
Sports: Taekwondo red belt (hopefully black at the time I apply :P), played basketball for over 5 years, skiing, windsurfing. Attended two Olympics and two Mediterranean games as an accompanying guest</p>
<p>Admitted to the Harvard Secondary School Program (will take some CS-related classes, and hopefully will do well)</p>
<p>Debates:
- School's Debate club president
- Some bestspeaker awards
- 6th and 2nd place in national debate tournaments
- a couple of other debates during 3 years
- workshops, presentations, and training freshmen for debating skills
- judge in a regional debate</p>
<p>European Youth Parliament:
- Organizer of 2 sessions of the European Youth Parliament in my country (involving delegates admission, fundraising, web and marketing, etc)
- Selected in the National Selection Conference to attend an International Session
- Participated in some regional and international sessions
Student Council: VP of the student council, and an active member of it for more than 4 years</p>
<p>-Chairman for 2 years of the Environmental Committee in my country's Youth Parliament
-Active member of civil society organizations, attended some workshops and stuff like that
-Participated in different maths olympiads, and selected to attend an advanced math class once a week
-Some marketing and involvement with the school's newspaper
-Physics lab tutoring + research
-Physics and Chemistry club active member
-Some prizes in some physics competitions
-School library involvement
-School's marketing department (marketing my high school to other schools in my city)
-Piano player for more than 8 years </p>
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<li>some other stuff that I can't remember right now :)</li>
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<p>What could you suggest me?</p>